Some of the biggest names in golf will come down to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, as they vie for the top prize in the 2017 Dean & DeLuca Invitational tournament. Jordan Spieth will be there to defend the title he won last year. But this isn’t just all about Spieth and the other top-ranked golfers, as some with longer odds could pull off a surprise. Let’s take a look at some of them.
2017 Dean & DeLuca Invitational Sleeper Picks and Predictions
Mr. Weekley is still searching for a win this season. It has been a difficult season so far for the 20-year pro, who was last seen in action finishing with a T48 at the Players Championship. Apart from not having a win so far, Weekley also has zero Top 25’s to show in 18 starts, wherein he was also cut 11 times. Having said all of that, Weekley was once a champion of the Dean & Deluca Invitational in 2013. Weekley could come up with a surprise run this weekend at the Colonial, where his eighth ranked driving accuracy percentage could come into play.
Like Weekley, Lefty has also yet to take home the bacon this year. Mickelson has had his time in the spotlight though, having finished inside the top 10 three times in 12 starts. He hasn’t been cut either in any of those starts. The best finish so far this year for Mickelson was a T5 during the WGC-Dell Technologies match play last month. He had a T18 earlier this May at Wells Fargo and is coming off a T41 finish at The Players Championship. This weekend will see Mickelson play at the Colonial since 2010. He was a one-time champion of this event, topping the field way back in 1996.
Snedeker missed the cut at the AT&T Byron Nelson in his first start back after missing The Players Championship to recover from an ailing hand but he has some serious pedigree at the Colonial for bettors not to give him a look. For one, Snedeker finished with a T17 at the Colonial last year. Prior to that, he had a T2 in the 2015 edition of the event, when it was still sponsored by Crowne Plaza.
